Books and Tools
Practical tools for people who actually run the project.
Built by Crystal Richards, PMP, from 20 years of managing projects and training more than 85,000 professionals. Study for the exam, practice the work, and keep the right questions in your pocket.
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PMP Exam Prep For Dummies, 2nd Edition
The PMP book that teaches you to think like the exam. It walks you through every domain and focus area of the current exam in plain language, with online practice to test yourself. Every copy ordered here is signed by me.
- Concepts from the latest PMBOK Guide, without the jargon
- Every domain and focus area of the exam outline, one section at a time
- Online question bank with exam style practice
$27.99 signed copy
Shipping is a flat $6.50 within the US, added at checkout.
The Exam Readiness Workbook
Stop rereading. Start practicing like the exam thinks.
The practice I use with my boot camp cohorts, printed so you can write in it, flag it, and carry it to every study session. Aligned to the current Exam Content Outline, with an answer key for every drill. Pick the edition that fits where you are.
Starter Edition
The essentials
16 pages · printed and shipped
$8.99 + $4 shipping
A focused tune up: how the exam thinks, a 30 day runway, and the drills that matter most.
- Think Like PMI: key assumptions, tips, and traps
- 30 Day PMP Study Plan
- EMV, earned value, and critical path drills
- Test day strategy and answer key
Complete Workbook
Everything I teach
56 pages · printed and shipped
$17.89 + $4 shipping
Everything in the Starter Edition, plus the full practice set I use with live cohorts.
- 12 Week PMP Roadmap and 30 Day Study Plan
- Study Map to the book's chapters and pages
- All eight Exercise Playbook drills and eleven Memory Sprints
- PMBOK 8 process map and ITTO guide
Buying the book too? Add the Complete Workbook for $14.99 when you order your signed copy, and it ships with your book.
Buying for a team or a training program?
Bulk copies of the book, workbooks, and Field Decks for cohorts, new manager programs, and conference gifts. Signed copies available.
The Think. Act. Lead. Field Deck
64 Cards. 7 Suits. One Mindset.
Built for practitioners, people who manage projects in the real world, where the plan changes, the stakeholders surprise you, and the process only gets you so far. Each card covers one concept: the better practice, the reality check, and discussion questions to take back to your team.
Use it before a kickoff, mid execution, at closeout, or anywhere the work has you stuck. No required order, no required pace. Cards with the template symbol have a matching template you can download free at themindsparq.com.
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